Expert Sports Memorabilia - Football & Motorsports

At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Car, a Woolly Mammoth’s Skeleton, Lady Gaga's Jumpsuit or Usain Bolt’s running shoe, we encounter exceptional objects every day.

We’re a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects. Each week, more than 110,000 unique items are auctioned, all carefully curated by our passionate in-house experts.

Having sold over 25 million unique objects, our mission is to become the world’s most popular destination for special objects. As a growing, diverse and sustainable scale-up, we proudly live by three core values. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to explore how you can join us.

• Taking ownership and driving impact

• Being open to change and feedback

• Being passionate about our mission and our customers.

Your Mission

As Sports Memorabilia Expert for Football and Motorsports in Italy, you will drive the growth and quality of this category in the Italian market. You combine deep category expertise with a commercial mindset to curate high-performing auctions and strengthen our position with collectors and sellers.

You act as the category owner in your market, shaping supply, identifying opportunities around key sporting moments, and ensuring every lot meets high standards of authenticity, relevance, and commercial performance.

What You’ll Do

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Curate and validate submitted lots for authenticity, provenance, condition, and commercial potential, ensuring a high-quality and credible auction offering

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Build competitive, trend-aligned weekly auctions by leveraging knowledge of football seasons, major tournaments, and motorsports calendars

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Anticipate market opportunities around transfers, championships, record-breaking performances, and anniversaries to maximise demand and results

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Use data insights on pricing, bidder behaviour, conversion, and demand to continuously improve auction performance

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Proactively source high-potential supply, identify gaps in the market, and activate your network to secure rare and match-worn or race-used pieces

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Partner with Sales and Marketing to onboard and grow sellers, and to align auctions with key sporting events and commercial opportunities

What You’ll Bring

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Deep expertise in football memorabilia, especially match-worn, match-issued, official and signed jerseys, and solid knowledge of motorsports memorabilia such as F1, MotoGP and race-used equipment

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Strong understanding of authenticity standards, provenance requirements, collector psychology, and market value drivers

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Proven commercial experience buying and selling sports memorabilia, ideally within an online marketplace or structured commercial environment

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An active network across football and motorsports dealers, collectors, clubs, former players, and suppliers in Italy

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A trader mindset, commercially driven, opportunity-focused, and comfortable working towards revenue and growth targets

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Data literacy and digital fluency, able to use insights to price lots, spot trends, and optimise auction timing and selection

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Fluency in Italian and English, with strong communication skills and the ability to provide clear, constructive feedback to sellers

How We Work

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Operate with a balance of independence and structure, taking ownership within clear commercial goals

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Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, international environment

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Engage proactively with the market through events, fairs, and collector communities

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Communicate professionally and diplomatically when managing seller relationships or resolving disputes

Where You’ll Be

This is a 100% remote role based in Italy.

Why You'll Love Working with Us

• Create a visible impact by working at scale in a global organisation serving millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope and directly impacts both our customers and the business.

• Learn and grow through our Learning & Development initiatives, including clear development plans and mentorship programmes to support your career progression.

• A culture of connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse team of 800+ Catawikians representing 60+ nationalities. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to bring their full self to work.

• Celebrate life’s moments with us. You’ll receive a €100 Catavoucher when you join, a €50 Catavoucher on your birthday, and an extra day off each year to “Pursue Your Passion”. We also offer additional leave for key work anniversaries and important life events. Benefits may vary by location.

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire collaboration. Most Catawikians operate in a hybrid setup, combining office-based and remote work, with a minimum of two days per week in the office, unless a role is explicitly stated as fully remote or fully office-based.

Interested?

Apply with an English CV and Cover Letter. By applying, you agree to Catawiki’s Applicant Privacy Policy. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.